[amsat-bb] Re: European Lunar Lander - Call for Declarations

[Bob- W7LRD]

Just for the "fun" of it I'd like to see an accurate link budget written up.  It is a little bit out of my comfort zone.  Maybe Domenico or one of you who has this knowledge could do it.  I may even learn something. 

73 Bob W7LRD 

antennas still down 



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From: "STeve Andre'" <andres at msu.edu> 
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org 
Sent: Friday, June 1, 2012 9:20:35 PM 
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: European Lunar Lander - Call for Declarations 

On 06/01/12 19:54, Daniel Schultz wrote: 
> Keep in mind that any ham radio transponder on the moon will not be an "easy 
> sat". You will need an EME class station to work it. 
> 
> If we build a lunar transponder, we can expect to see many, many postings on 
> Amsat-BB about how Amsat only cares about elite hams and is not interested in 
> building satellites for the common ham. 
> 
> I'm not saying it wouldn't be fun to have a transponder on the moon, and we in 
> the USA might even be able to help you build it if they get ITAR fixed in 
> time, but we better put on the flame proof trousers when we announce the 
> project to the masses. 
> 
> Dan Schultz N8FGV 
> 
Are you sure about that, Dan?  I'm hardly an expert on EME, still 
looking to get there, but based on numbers I worked with some 
time ago, even 500mW from the Moon should be copyable with 
a good radio, with a yagi and possibly a  preamp.  This is not to 
say that a random HT would work, but I don't think we're talking 
of the classic EME-capabile station. 

--STeve Andre' 
wb8wsf  en72 

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